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Series 0631

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapists who help patients regain the skills they need for daily living and work after injury, illness, or disability. Most jobs are at Veterans Affairs.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0600 Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months
330
Open now
19
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before)
Steady (+7%)
Demand score
78/100
Remote opportunity score
26/100
Veteran opportunity score
68/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-9 to GS-13

Most common promotion potential: GS-12

GS pay plan, used by 100% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$90,429 to $130,468 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public
66%
Federal employees and other special groups only
34%
Listed a veterans hiring path
4%
Telework eligible (open now)
26%
Fully remote (open now)
0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs (245)
  2. Department of the Army (43)
  3. Department of Defense (32)
  4. Department of Health and Human Services (5)
  5. Department of Justice (4)

Top states

  1. Texas (50)
  2. California (26)
  3. Florida (23)
  4. Georgia (21)
  5. North Carolina (20)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings are spread fairly evenly through the year, so there is no clear best month to look.

Typical postings for series 0631 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month Compared with an average month
January 8% below average
February About average
March 8% above average
April 5% below average
May About average
June 6% above average
July About average
August 8% above average
September About average
October About average
November 12% below average
December 7% below average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 0631 by fiscal year
Fiscal year Postings
FY 2018 345
FY 2019 303
FY 2020 307
FY 2021 393
FY 2022 472
FY 2023 511
FY 2024 309
FY 2025 289
FY 2026 315

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0631 opened each month
Month Postings
Dec 2025 24
Jan 2026 16
Feb 2026 26
Mar 2026 30
Apr 2026 40
May 2026 29
Jun 2026 30
Jul 2026 27
Aug 2026 28
Sep 2026 28
Oct 2026 36
Nov 2026 (month to date) 16

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.